Objective Because the state of the atmosphere determines the development, transport,
dispersion, and deposition of air pollutants, there is concern that climate change could affect …

Desert dust intrusions cause the transport of airborne particulate matter from natural
sources, with important consequences for climate regulation, biodiversity, ecosystem …

The European Aerosol Research Lidar Network, EARLINET, was founded in 2000 as a
research project for establishing a quantitative, comprehensive, and statistically significant …

Vertical profiles of the linear particle depolarization ratio of pure dust clouds were measured
during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) at Ouarzazate, Morocco (30.9◦ N …

During four aircraft field experiments with the DLR research aircraft Falcon in 1998 (LACE),
2006 (SAMUM-1) and 2008 (SAMUM-2 and EUCAARI), airborne High Spectral Resolution …

The particle linear depolarization ratio δp of Saharan dust, marine aerosols and mixtures of
biomass-burning aerosols from southern West Africa and Saharan dust was determined at …

The severe disruption in air travel and the economic loss approaching two billion dollars
caused by the recent explosive eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland [1] reminds us …

Background: Some Vibrio spp. are pathogenic and ubiquitous in marine waters with low to
moderate salinity and thrive with elevated sea surface temperature (SST). Objectives: Our …

Ground-based remote sensing observatories have a crucial role to play in providing data to
improve our understanding of atmospheric processes, to test the performance of …

Two comprehensive field campaigns were conducted in 2006 and 2008 in the framework of
the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) project. The relationship between chemical …